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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 993
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WHEREAS, The first annual reunion of the family of Mary |
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Proctor Foster in Fort Worth in July 2009 is a fitting |
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opportunity to celebrate the life and achievements of one of the |
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family's distinguished elders, Dr. J. D. Foster; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mary Proctor Foster and Robert Foster, |
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J. D. Foster was born in Kerens on April 14, 1925; he moved to |
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Fort Worth in 1942, and he has gone on to reside in Minnesota and |
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several communities in Texas, and he now lives in Humble; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Foster is currently married to Delores |
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Henderson, and he is the father to 10 children and has 43 |
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grandchildren, 62 great-grandchildren, and 21 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Foster served his nation as a sergeant in the |
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United States Army, and he has worked as a farmer, a carpenter, a |
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courier, and a butcher at the Armour Packing Plant; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, he has for many |
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years been a pastor of the Church of God in Christ for |
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congregations in Duluth and Minneapolis in Minnesota and in |
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Frost, Texas; he has also pastored churches in Houston and |
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Cleveland, Texas; he has been a police chaplain and a district |
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superintendent, and he holds an honorary doctorate in divinity; |
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WHEREAS, J. D. Foster is a venerated member of the Foster |
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family, and it is most fitting that he be honored on the occasion |
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of the first annual Foster family reunion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Dr. J. D. Foster and extend to |
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him and his extended family sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness and for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Foster as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 23, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |